Table with readily attachable legs



United States Patent [72] Inventor Oscar E. Broome 16930Sorrento,Detroit, Michigan 48235 [21] Appl. No. 733,012 [22] Filed May 29, 1968[45] Patented Sept. 29, 1970 [54] TABLE WITH READILY ATTACHABLE LEGS 3Claims, 3 Drawing Figs.

[52] US. Cl 108/156 [51] Int. Cl A471) 3/06 [50] Field of Search108/156;

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,079,120 2/1963 Schwartz248/188 3,089,730 5/1963 Mauser 248/188 3,092,406 6/1963 Wasserstrom248/188 3,322,384 5/1967 Rodwell 248/188 3,391,660 7/1968 Stewart248/1888 FOREIGN PATENTS 315,278 9/1956 Switzerland 108/156 PrimaryE.raminer-James T. McCall Attorneys-Clarence A. OBrien and Harvey B.Jacobson ABSTRACT: A table top provided at its corners with bracketseach embodying a mounting plate secured to the coacting underneathsurface by screw threaded headed fasteners. A centrally aperturedwell-like depression has an angularly welded stud telescoping into theupper hollow end portion of a detachable leg. The latter portion has arow of longitudinally spaced indentations providing yieldingfriction-retained detents.

Patented Sept. 29, 1970 Fig] Oscar E Q Broome I INVENTOR.

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TABLE WITH READILY ATTACIIABLE LEGS The present invention relates,broadly construed, to knockdown furniture and has reference, moreparticularly stated, to readily attachable and detachable legs.

Briefly the leg assembly is characterized by two component parts, thatis, a unique bracket having a depending adapter stud or connector, and atubular leg the hollow upper end portion of which permits the stud to befitted telescopingly therein. To the ends desired one side or wallportion of the upper hollow portion of the leg is provided with a row ofIongitudinally spaced indentations which constitute detents. Thesedetents are slightly springy in character and function to maintain thedesired quick attachable and detachable connection between the leg andstud.

Persons conversant with the art to which the invention relates are awarethat many and varied styles and forms of readily attachable anddetachable leg supporting devices are provided at corner portions ofarticles of furniture more particularly knockdown compact and convenienttables. An object of the present invention is to improve upon prior artadaptations and, in so doing, to provide a construction which is simple,practical and convenient and well serves the purposes for which it isintended.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIG. I is a view in side elevation ofa knockdown table constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view showing a corner portion andone of the improved legs with theleg detached.

FIG. 3 is a view in section and elevation based on FIG. 2 and showingthe leg in its attached ready-to-use position.

Referring now to the views of the drawing the aforementioned table topis denoted by the numeral 6 and is here illustrated as of any suitablesize, shape and material. It can be assumed for convenience that thetable top is rectangular in plan. It is provided with a flat utilitysurface 8 and a flat underneath surface 10. Assuming that the table isrectangular it will be evident that each corner portion is provided withleg means referred to as a leg assembly. This assembly is the same ateach corner portion in the manner shown at the left in FIG. 2. Thebracket or fixture in each instance is denoted by the numeral l2 andcomprises a generally square flat-faced mounting plate 14 whose cornerportions 16 are apertured to accommodate headed attaching and retainingscrews 18. The central portion of the plate is provided with a circularwell-like depression 20 having a centralized opening 22 for reception ofthe cooperating upper end portion 24 of a depending angularly pitchedadapter stud 26. More specifically the upper end extends through theaperture 22 where it is welded in place in the recessed portion as at27. It follows that the aforementioned bracket or fixture ischaracterized by the screw attached plate with its well-like componentand the integrally fastened depending stud 26. This construction andarrangement lends itself to practical use in conjunction with anattachable and detachable tubular leg 28. The lower end of the leg isprovided with an appropriate cap 30 providing a surface contacting foot.The upper hollow portion provides a socket, as at 32 for telescopingreception of the stud. It will be noted that the stud is of a crosssection slightly less than the cross section of the hollow portion ofthe leg and has a blunt lower end 34. This difference in dimensionbetween the coacting parts serves to permit the use of a row oflongitudinally spaced slightly resilient indentations. Theseindentations provide attaching and retaining detents 36 whichfrictionally engage the stud in the manner brought out aptly in FIG. 3.

It is within the purview of the invention to use metal component parts,that is a metal bracket 12 and a metal stud 26. The same holds true ofthe metal tube or leg 28.

Experience has shown that the row of detents 36 provides a reliable butseparable connection between the leg 28 and the stud 26.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

lclaim:

I. In combination, a tabletop having a corner portion provided with agenerally flat underneath surface, a leg mounting and retaining bracketembodying a plate having a surface superimposed upon a predeterminedarea of said underneath surface, said plate having corner portionsprovided with screw holes for passage of coacting shank portions ofattaching and retaining screws, said plate having an axial dependingwell-like depression, said depression having a central opening, a studhaving an upper end extending through said opening and terminatingwithin the confines of the recess of said depression and secured tocoacting component portions of said well-like depression by acollar-like weld encircling said upper end and confined within thelimits of said recess, the major portion of said stud depending belowthe bottom of said depression, and an attachable and detachable leg,said leg having an upper end portion and being provided on one sideproximal to said upper end portion with a plurality of indentationsdefining inwardly projecting detents, said stud being fittedtelescopingly into said upper end, said detents being frictionally andreleasably engageable with a coacting surface portion of said stud.

2. The combination defined in and according to claim 1 and wherein saiddetents are arranged in longitudinal row alignment, are spaced apart andhave convex surfaces engaging the aforementioned coacting surfaceportion of said stud.

3. A leg assembly designed and adapted for use on an underneath cornerportion of an article of furniture, for example, a tabletop, comprisinga bracket characterized by a plate having a marginal surface portionwhich is adapted to be superimposed upon a predetermined area ofthe-surface with which it is cooperable, said plate having cornerportions provided with readily accessible plate attaching fasteners,said plate having an axial depending well-like depression, saidwell-like depression having a centralized opening, a stud cylindrical incross section and having an upper end extending through said opening andterminating within the confines of the recess of the depression andbeing welded to coacting component portions of said depression, a majorportion of said stud depending below the bottom of said depression, anda readily attachable and detachable leg, said leg having a tubular upperend portion, said stud fitting telescopingly into said upper endportion, said upper end portion being provided on one side with a row oflongitudinally spaced indentations projecting into the upper portion ofthe leg and constituting stud positioning and retaining detents, thesurfaces of the detents which are cooperable with said leg beingconvexly rounded and frictionally and releasably engageable withcoacting surface portions of said stud.

